Join the team at Avera!

Award Winning Health Care:  Avera has been named among the nation’s 15 Top Health Systems, Forbes list of America’s Best-in-State Employers and Level 10 Most Wired Health Care Organization by CHIME.

Culture:  Be part of a multidisciplinary team built on teamwork, with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

You Belong at Avera:  Competitive pay, front-loaded PTO and options for free health insurance, sign-on bonuses, various shifts to fit your lifestyle and opportunities for career growth.

 

Join Avera as a paid Pharmacy Technician-In-Training while you complete Avera’s accredited Pharmacy Technician Education Program. This program has a national certification pass rate of 100% for the last two years vs. the 70% national average in that same timeframe. This program allows opportunity to experience different Pharmacy departments to best match individuals to long-term role or can be hired directly to a specific department. Please ask your recruiter for more details upon applying.  

** See specific department for hours**

$3,000 sign-on bonus!

About the Pharmacy Departments:

Inpatient Pharmacy:

“Becoming a Pharmacy Technician with Avera has given me the opportunity to climb ladders that never existed anywhere else that I have worked in my 21 year career.  With Avera, we are more than just “pill-counters”.  Our team stretches through several inpatient and outpatient pharmacies, patient advocacy, cancer treatment, behavioral health, and even technology and administration. This is a truly rewarding career, and I look forward to many more years as a Pharmacy Technician with Avera.”

Dustin Mullaney | CPhT-Adv, CSPT, PRS

Pharmacy Technician Supervisor

 Highlights:

May be eligible for a $3,000 sign-on bonus! Work in various environments which include: Medication distribution to clinics, and critical access hospitals, repackaging medications into unit dose forms. Effectively communicates with nursing staff, providers, patients and co-workers. Non-hazardous/ hazardous sterile compounding Varied Shifts: 6:00 am-2:30 pm, 2:00 pm- 10:30 pm, 2:30 pm-11:00 pm with occasional overnights, weekends, and holidays

Specialty Pharmacy:

 “I think Avera is what was missing in my outside career as a pharmacy technician. I really got the feeling that Avera lives the mission of making healthcare affordable for patients as I was going through the application, and interview process. So, after 5 weeks; thank you for hiring me”

A testimonial from a new hire within the Specialty Pharmacy.

Highlights:

Monday- Friday Schedule Hybrid Work Schedule: ability to work from home on a hybrid basis after completion of training Business Casual dress code Rotating workflow schedule to cover a variety of duties including; inventory, dispensing phones (inbound and outbound), shipping, & data entry Specialty pharmacy with some retail, and mail order dispensing

Retail Pharmacy:

Highlights:

Fast-paced, customer-facing retail pharmacy Direct Patient Care Collaboration with other members of healthcare team (nurses, case management, social work, doctors) Shift: 8:00 am-5:30 pm with approximately every 3rd-4th weekend 

Long Term Care Pharmacy:

Highlights:

Closed door pharmacy Fast-paced environment Strong potential for advancement Shift: 9:30 am-6:00 pm with occasional weekends, and holidays​​

Home Infusion Pharmacy:

Highlights:

Monday- Friday Schedule Working with a tight knit smaller team who have years of experience Great Parking! Mix of sterile compounding, drug packaging/shipping, and inventory management Plenty of opportunities for growth Shift: 8:00 am- 5: 00 pm

Retail Pharmacy- Compounding:

Highlights:

Employs Pharmacy staff specifically trained to fill prescriptions that are compounded for precise needs Fast-paced environment with high quality work Monday-Friday 8:00 AM- 4:30 PM

 

Join the company helping people and their path to better health!
 

 Job Summary

Pharmacy Technician-in-Training assists in drug preparation, storage, distribution, and inventory management within a variety of pharmacy environments.  Avera Health’s Pharmacy Technician Education Program consists of 400 hours of combined didactic, simulation, and experiential learning activities.  Avera Health requires a two-year employment commitment upon completion of the Pharmacy Technician Education Program. This entry-level position participates in and completes Avera Health’s Pharmacy Technician Education in order to become a Certified Pharmacy Technician.  Upon completion of the education program and successful Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) examination, the technician-in-training will be promoted into the role of Pharmacy Technician. 

Education and/or Experience

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience required.

 Certification/Licensure/Registrations

Registration with the state Board of Pharmacy required within 30 days of employment.

Pay

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.  

$17.50 - $23.50 per hour 

 

What Makes Avera Special?